The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22
SLAIN BY OLD SOL.
tnnumerable Deaths Owing to In
tense Heat All Over tho
Country.
Chicago Reports Sixty-twO Fatal
Cases and Many PrOstra-
lions.

lions.
Many Deaths in St. Louis, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Baltimore, Indianapolis
and Elsewhere.
C11cAao, July 1S-The hot weather Of
Saturday was Intensified yesterday, and
here was much suffering throughout the
lay. At seven O'Clock In tho morning the
mercury had reached ~ degrees, and BY
sleven it was lOo The maximum was lO3.
This was the hottest weather experienced
in Chicago in years, - the temperature 70
manned nearly stationary until nearly live
o'clock. Cars gong to the various parks
were jammed all day, and ON the lake every
boat that could be chartered was loaded
with people seeking some relief from the
heat The wind came from the West ovel
the parched prairies and was like bias,
from furnace.
At five o'clock. however. . mass Of
clouds gathered in the west and soon fu.
rious squall swept toward the lake bring
ing rain, which lasted for half hour, lay.
Ing the clouds Of dust and leaving behind
1t . fresh and delightfully."- cool atmosphere
Many Of the boats on the lake had hard
time beating back to the shore against the
winds, and many cxcursionists were
thoroughly drenched by the large waves
which were swept over the vessels, but 90
far as known no casualties occurred. From
the time Of the storm the temperature be.
gan falling, and At nine o'clock last night
had reached ~ degrees, with prospect OF
going lower.
The number of prostrations from the heat
was not Is large as Saturday, there being
very few la!s>-ssst work; but up to eleven
o'clock last night the records of the police
department showed that not less than six
ty-twO persons had been stricken down.
OF this number eighteen have already died
and probably more will die before morn
ing.
Saturdays list was appalling. The total
number Of cases cared for by the police was
over 100, and of this number thirty or more
have resulted fatally. The police think
that q number of cases were cared for pri-
vately Saturday and yesterday, and say
that the mortality list when finally COM
plcted from PHYSICIANS certificates will
make showing unprecedented in this city.
Such degree of heat has not been expe-
rienced in Chicago in nearly thirty years.
Six persons have died either in or on the
way to the various hospitals in the city
since Saturday morning-all the direct re.
suit Of sunstrOke or heat prostration. A
number of the patients in the hospital are
in state Of coma, and the physi-
clans consider their cases hopeless. At
the county hospital the physicians and
nurses have been working almost unceas-
exceeds that following the Haymarket riot.
DEATHS AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, July lS.-This city was visited
with another day Of torrid heat yesterday.
The suffering was very great. The hot
spell set in shortly after sunrise and by
noon the hot air was waited through the
city by southwesterly breeze which,
though quite strong, brought only more
heat. The thermometer registered 1H
degrees in the shade and eleven fatal cases
of sunstrOke and fifteen prostrations were
reported. or these the majority were the
result of alcoholism. 1t was almost insult
ferably hot here to a late hour, scarcely a
breath of air stirring and the humidity of
the atmosphere making it very oppressive.
Later reports increase the number Of
deaths from sunstroke to thirty-fivs and
the number Of prostrations to forty.
PITTsBURGH'S AFFLICTION.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July lS-Yesterday
was The hottest and at the same time dry
est Sunday ever known here, as through
the efforts of the Law and Order Society
every saloon in the city, and the cigar
stores, confectionerles, ice cream saloons
and soda water fountains were closed. AS
a result the intense heat created more than
the usual amount Of suffering. For sew
eral hours the thermometer registered
1ol degrees in the shade-the highest point
reached for years. Six fatal cases of sun
stroke and fully score Of prostrations
We're reported. A number of sudden
deaths also occurred, which may be at
to the torrid spell.
swELTERING MICHIGANDERs
DETROIT, Mich, July 1S.-Witnout ex-
ception yesterday has been the hottest
that was ever endured by sweltering Michi-
ganders. At Kalamazoo three cases Of
were reported, one fatal No
occurred in this city, but three
sunstrokes have been reported. Accord
ing to the signal service the mercury
reached 100 in the shade during the after
noon, while accurate thermometers went
higher than that. The breeze that con-
tinued throughout the day consisted mostly
Of hot Air.
EIGHTEEN DEATHS IN CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 1S.-There were report.
ed up to midnight forty eight cases Of sun.
stroke in the city yesterday, Of which
eighteen were fatal, and at the midnight
hour there were numerous additional calls
for the patrol wagons for new cases. The
on the streets during most of the
day ranged from 100 to 1C4, and the air was
very still People tonight are standing,
sitting aud even sleeping upon the side.
walks. The hospitals are filling with pa
tents.
CLEVELAND, O., July 1S.-The thermom-
eters in Cleveland registered $50 degrees
1t three o'clock yesterday, which is the
highest point reached thus far since the hot
season began. Thomas Mclaughlin and
John FELTON,, two coal beavers, were pros
rated by the heat Saturday and died yes
erday, and A. Noel was killed BY sum
stroke while enjoying family picnic in the
Iuburbs.
TWO FATALITIES.
FonT WAYNE, Ind, July 1S.-Yesterday
vas the hottest known here for years, the
mercury reaching 102 in the shade. A mum.
Der OF prostrations were reported, two Of
which hxve resulted fatally.
One Of the stories of the sort which
ormed the staple of subject for q school
4 literature now pretty well gone out Of
ashton is told concerning the Quincy
louise and its late proprietor, Mr.. j. W.
ohnson. 1t is related by those sometimes